Political accountability must outlast elections
The induction of Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar into the Goa Cabinet raises serious questions about political morality and public accountability. Amonkar won the 2022 Assembly election on a Congress ticket, defeating BJP candidate Milind Naik by 1,941 votes. During the election campaign, Amonkar and Congress leaders had prominently raised allegations of sexual exploitation involving Naik, which eventually led to his resignation as a ministe
Very soon Goa will be as green as Sahara desert
The town and country planning (TCP) department recently issued 3 notifications under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act which will lead to a substantial expansion of land designated as settlement zone. Four land parcels in Seraulim, Utorda , Calata and Orlim have been 'newly' designated as NDZs....
Defectors rewarded, loyal workers ignored
The BJP’s decision to reward Sankalp Amonkar, Mormugao MLA and a prominent Congress defector, with a Cabinet berth just before the elections is surprising and raises serious questions. Amonkar, who has faced controversy over his conduct, appears to have been rewarded while loyal BJP workers, who have worked tirelessly for...
Walking in protest against protesters
In Hyderabad, Home Minister Amit Shah walked for 350 metres and in Haryana, he huffed and puffed through 100 metres before calling it a day. Elsewhere UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP president Nitin Nabin marched in short token walks against people demanding accountability. The Sanghi leaders should work...
Full picture yet to unfold
Over the past few days, the Union Minister of Panchayati Raj has said, not once but twice, that voter ID will replace Aadhaar for identifying beneficiaries of social welfare programmes. Is this now the official Modi government policy? If indeed it is, then it means that Aadhaar will not be...
